matthew junior, the man who killed them, admits to the crime. and a smash & grab robbery! how almost a dozen people made off with several weapons! we have a lot going on this thursday morning. good morning, i'm don roberts. and i'm katie collett. we'll have the day's headlines in just a few minutes. but lets start with the chilly and wintery forecast with meteorologist jeremy wheeler. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds. chilly. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds north/east 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. rain with some snow mixing in. lows will be in mid-upper 30s. winds ne 10-20mph. friday: rain/snow mix in the morning. then mostly cloudy and windy. little to no accumulations, but some light accumulations possible north/west of hampton roads. highs will be in the low/mid 40s. winds north 15-25mph with gusts up to 40mph.

today as high pressure is in control. it will be chilly. by tonight an area of low pressure and an upper level disturbance will move into the region from the west. we'll see moisture ahead of the system create a rain/snow mix tonight. temps will be near or above freezing. so little to no accumulations are expected. by tomorrow morning the low will move just to our south. the rain/snow mix will continue. we could see some light accumulations north and west of hampton roads as the temperatures there will expected there. heavy problem, but nuisance highs in the 50s on good morning, hampton roads. let's check

later this morning, the old norfolk courthouse will be history. demolition crews will begin chomping away at the building that served the city for decades. city leaders says they're making room for a new civic plaza and justice system. rico bush is live in norfolk with more on what's happening today with the project. rico. don, katie, city leaders say demolishing the 50-year-old building marks a new beginning of the construction on civic plaza improvements that have been in the making for years. city council began the journey to build a new

plaza complex in 2-thousand-4. last summer, crews tore down the old general district courthouse to make room for the city's three courts including the juvenile and domestic relations court and a law library. the old circuit courthouse, which crews built in the 19-60s, will come down this morning to start phase two for the new court complex and civic plaza. renovations include raising the plaza to prevent flooding, making more public space and extending main street to create a new public drop off area. all of this comes with a price tag of about $1-hundred-23 million dollars. the entire project is scheduled to be complete in 20-17. live in norfolk, rico bush, 10 on your side. in hampton, a high rise is set to come down next sunday, march 13th. crews will demolish the lincoln park apartment tower. the 46-year-old building

years. crews will haul away the wreckage to make room for a new housing community that's should to be ready to open for residents in 20-19. today people in the community will gather at camp pendleton in virginia beach to remember virginia air national guard members lost 15 years ago today. 3/3/2015 4 vb red horse ceremony later this morning there will be a ceremony for 18 heroes of the 203rd red horse squadron and three florida army national guard aviators. you're looking at video from last year's wreath laying. the service members died in 2001 while returning from training when their plane crashed in a field in georgia. it was the worst peacetime aviation disaster in the history of the national guard. a follow-up now to that deadly marina fire in middlesex county monday. state police say the victims are 75-year- old francis blantz and 65-year-old julia blantz. the victims were living on their boat while their home was under rennovation. about 20 boats were destroyed. police are investigating

there's a probable cause hearing today in the case of a man accused of randomly shooting and killing people in kalamazoo, michigan. today's meeting sets up an important one next week that will determine if there's enough evidence against jason dalton to go to trial. the prosecutor plans to speak to the public after today's meeting. six people died, and two people are recovering from the february 20th shooting ramage. also happening today - arguments over deflategate. the n-f-l is appealing a ruling that overturned new england patriots quarterback tom brady's suspension. the n-f-l suspended brady for four games after an investigation into whether he under inflated footballs during the 20-14 season. a judge overruled that saying the nfl acted improperly. the league says it stands by its decision. new this morning, a smash & grab robbery caught on tape! find out how the suspects made off with dozens of weapons. a family's search for answers after someone

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("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds.

the mid 40s. winds north/east 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. rain with some snow mixing in. lows will be in mid-upper 30s. winds ne 10-20mph. friday: rain/snow mix in the morning. then mostly cloudy and windy. little to no accumulations, but some light accumulations possible north/west of hampton roads. highs will be in the low/mid 40s. winds north 15-25mph with gusts up to 40mph. things will be quiet today as high pressure is in control. it will be chilly. by tonight an area of low pressure and an upper level disturbance will move into the region from be near or above just to our south. the rain/snow mix will continue. we could see some light accumulations north and west of hampton roads as the temperatures there will be colder, but the higher amounts of accumulations

towards richmond with 2-4" expected there. heavy rain will be possible friday morning as well. we could see some localized flooding. the system will move out to sea by friday afternoon, but there will be strong winds behind it out of the northeast. the system will move so fast that tidal flooding doesn't look to be a big problem, but nuisance highs in the 50s on sunday with an isolated shower possible. warmer temps next week. stay tuned for updates. good morning, hampton roads. let's check

new information about an alabama police officer, accused of shooting and killing an unarmed black man. find out what prosecutors decided about charges. plus, an alleged rape victim's fight for justice takes a sudden turn. 10 on your side talked to her and the suspect outside the courthouse. and talk about the shot of a lifetime. wait until you hear what famous golfer

this kid's hole-in-one. new this morning, newport news police are investigating two overnight shootings. we just got off the phone with investigators who say, the first happened around 12:30 this morning on jefferson avene near langley avenue. that's just north of harpersville road. police say someone shot the man in the chest. he should recover. a few minutes later, another gunshot victim walked into riverside regional medical center. police say someone shot him several

stomach. he's in critical condition this morning. police say the two shootings are related. call the crime line if you know anything. new this morning, arrests in a brazen gun store smash and grab caught on camera. we learned that information overnight from our affiliate in houston. federal authorities arrested several people in the case, but believe more on still on the loose. take a look at the unbelievable video of about 10 people breaking into the store tuesday. you can see them wrap a chain around the barred doors and then use a truck to break it open. once they get inside they go on a free- for-all grabbing whatever they can. investigators say they got away with more than 50 guns. also new this morning, an officer in alabama faces a murder charge for shooting and killing an unarmed black man last month in montgomery. police say 23-year-old officer aaron smith thought 59-year-old gregory gunn was acting suspicious. there

the two before officer smith shot and killed gunn. it turned out that gunn was facts will prove the officer had just cause to shoot gunn. 1:13 - 1:23 mickey mcdermott / attorney "he still has a life ahead of him, we understand mr. gunn's life has ended, but mr. gunn chose for his life to end that night, and the facts will prove that." officer smith is currently on leave from the police department and is out on bond. it's been a year since gun violence tore apart a family here in hampton roads, but chesapeake police are still no closer to finding out who did it. the family of levi frederick is desperate for answers. they want to know who shot him and another man in a drive-by shooting on river creek road last march. frederick's family and friends came together to remember him last night. his mother says there was one miracle in the past year - frederick's daughter was born after he died. she says her

to keep fighting to find frederick's killer. chanda frederick / mother of levi frederick c0027 14:11:36 "i just want justice for me, his brother, his sisters, his grandparents and i need justice for my grandbaby because this should not have happened." 14:11:47 chesapeake police say this is an open case, and they don't have any new details. if you have information that can help, call the crimeline at 1-888- lock-u-up. another cold case has investigators from charlotte, north carolina looking for answers in hampton roads. officers sent us these renderings of a woman they found in march, 2011. they say she could be hispanic or white, between 20 or 30 years old. they think she might have a some type of connection to the area because she had a shirt with "virginia beach" printed on it. if you can help identify this woman -- call charlotte police. the parents of two virginia college students will never see their daughters again, but yesterday they did finally get a sense of justice. jesse matthew, junior pleaded guilty to

and morgan harrington. matthew will spend the rest of his life behind bars. he received four consecutive life sentences, and waived his right to parole. 10 on your side was outside the albemarle county courthouse as the parents of the graham and harrington expressed relief at the plea agreement, and talked about the holes left in their lives. john graham - victim's father "his evil deprived the world of a great talent, but hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price." gil harrington - victim's mother "the finality and accountability that has been achieved today with this plea agreement, will allow our family to redirect energy into healing and recovery" matthew's attorney said his client was sorry and that he loved his family. he's currently serving a

sexual assault in northern virginia. our extensive coverage of this case continues on wavy-dot-com. you'll find new details from court documents in graham's case. plus, there's a timeline of events, letters that describe matthew's past, and more reaction from the victims' loved- ones. a judge delayed a 30-year-old rape trial in accomack county for a second time. he said the case was getting out of hand. the judge described what happened yesterday as "helter-skelter". the suspect, khalil muslimani, is representing himself. he's accused of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter for years. the judge said muslimani made several motions that were already previously discussed, and then had a long list of people that were subpoenaed, some of which have already died. after two hours, the judge finally ended it. sot --- stacey johnson spione - victim c2 3:36:26 - i was really relieved to get in here today. and things actually started to get underway. and as soon as i heard the judge start talking after we came

i didn't need to sit through the whole thing. butt c1 2:58:39 or last bite from 5:30 pkg are you still going to defend yourself when it comes back to the trial in july. yeah. i'm going to defend myself because i know my case backward and forward and i can speak for myself. the judge says the trial will now start on july 5th. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds. chilly. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds north/east 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. rain with some snow mixing in. lows will be in mid-upper 30s. winds ne 10-20mph. friday: rain/snow mix in the morning. then mostly cloudy and windy. little to no accumulations, but some light accumulations possible north/west of hampton roads. highs will be in the low/mid 40s. winds north 15-25mph with gusts up to 40mph. things will be quiet today as high pressure is an upper level disturbance will move into the region from the west. we'll see moisture ahead of the system create a rain/snow mix tonight. temps will be near or above freezing. so little to no accumulations are expected. by tomorrow morning the low will move just to our south. the

continue. we could see some light accumulations north and west of hampton roads as the temperatures there will be colder, but the higher amounts of accumulations will be up towards richmond with 2-4" expected there. heavy rain will be possible friday morning as well. we could see some localized flooding. the system will move out to sea by friday afternoon, but there will be strong winds behind it out of the northeast. the system will move so fast that tidal flooding doesn't look to be a big problem, but nuisance tidal flooding will be possible. we'll be cool and quiet on saturday with highs in the 40s. highs in the 50s on sunday with an isolated shower possible. warmer temps next week. stay tuned

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the community coming together after tragedy. you'll hear how a woman is doing one week after losing three loved-ones in the waverly tornado. plus, it's demolition day in norfolk. rico bush has more on what's being torn down and what's going in its place. but first, a sneak peak inside the new exhibt opening this weekend at the botanical gardens. get

get ready to oooooo and aaahhhhhhh at a unique display at norfolk botanical garden. the lantern-asia exhibit opens saturday. art by day, magic by night. these are pictures of some of the asian lantern garden. from dragons to waterfalls, fish and flamingoes. there's even a magical white palace made from plates and dishware. the exhibit has been in beijing, sydney and rotterdam. now its in norfolk from saturday to april 30th. an 11-year-old hit a hole-in-one during a special golf outing in texas. taylor crozier helped cristen this new course designed by tiger woods. lots of people, including tiger himself, were watching. taylor aced the hole from

went nuts. tiger congratulated him with a well- deserved pat on the back! demolition day. in a matter of hours, crews will start tearing down a city courthouse, all in the name of progress. back to waverly. a week after the deadly storms, see how people are trying to rebuild. and a warning about those fun quizzes you see on social media. why experts say, they could be scams in disguise! its another busy day in hampton roads. we have a lot of news to get you caught up on this morning. jen lewis is watching for any trouble spots as you head to work or school. and meteorologist jeremy wheeler is tracking some possible winter weather in the forecast! jeremy. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds. chilly. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds north/east

cloudy. rain with some snow mixing in. lows will be in mid-upper 30s. winds ne 10-20mph. friday: rain/snow mix in the morning. then mostly cloudy and windy. little to no accumulations, but some light accumulations possible north/west of hampton roads. highs will be in the low/mid 40s. winds north 15-25mph with gusts up to 40mph. things will be quiet today as high pressure is in control. it will be chilly. by tonight an area of low pressure and an upper level disturbance will move into the region from the west. we'll see moisture ahead of the system create a rain/snow mix tonight. temps will be near or above freezing. so little to no accumulations are expected. by tomorrow morning the low will move just to our south. the rain/snow mix will continue. we could see some light accumulations north and west of hampton roads as the temperatures there will be colder, but the higher amounts of accumulations will be up towards richmond with

heavy rain will be system will move so fast tidal flooding will be possible. we'll be cool and quiet on saturday temps next week. stay tuned for updates. good morning, hampton roads. let's check

later this morning, norfolk city leaders will say goodbye to the old norfolk courthouse. demolition crews will began tearing down the building to make room for a new civic plaza. the city says demolishing the 50- year-old building marks a big step forward in improving the city's new justice system and downtown area. rico bush is live in norfolk with more on the project taking place this morning. rico. good morning don, katie. after 50 years, norfolk says it's ushering in a new era with that brand new plaza aimed to give the city a new and vibrant look. norfolk started its journey to build a new courthouse and civic plaza complex in 2-thousand-4. renovations include raising the plaza to prevent flooding, making more public open space, and extending main street to create a new public drop off area. the new city courthouse opened last year with the circuit and general district courts.

down the old general district courthouse. in its place, the city plans to put a juvenile and domestic relations court and a law library. the entire project should be complete in 20-17. live in norfolk, rico bush,10 on your side. if you're just joining us, we want to update you about two overnight shootings in newport news. investigators say first happened around 12:30 this morning on jefferson avene near langley avenue. that's just north of harpersville road. police say someone shot the man in the thigh. paramedics took him to the hospital. he should recover. a few minutes later, another gunshot victim walked into riverside regional medical center. police say someone shot him several times in the chest and stomach. he's in critical condition this morning. police say the two shootings are related. call the crime line if you know anything. how do we build new roads

ones toll free? that's the big question virginia lawmakers are wrestling with this morning. editor please add super times delegate chris jones bill (2:20 6) cj ((if you want to take away the free lanes you would have to add new capacity and then only tow that new capacity)) and you are going to add two lanes you can toll those two new lanes this just says you have to run it through the general assembly first)) runs: 11 earlier this week we told you suffolk delegate chris jones proposed a toll bill designed to protect drivers and keep costs down. wednesday, 10 on your side witnessed lawmakers fighting about it in richmond. some threatened to effectively kill the measure. that's because not everyone agrees with everything in the bill. we learned jones and state senator bill desteph from virginia beach, are getting together to find a compromise. we'll let you know what happens. the race for mayor in portsmouth just got more interesting. coming up, find out who just threw their hat in the ring against incumbent kenny wright.

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("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds. chilly. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds north/east 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. rain with some snow mixing in. lows will be

ne 10-20mph. friday: rain/snow mix in the morning. then mostly cloudy and windy. little to no accumulations, but some light accumulations possible north/west of hampton roads. highs will be in the low/mid in control. it will be chilly. by tonight an area of low pressure and an upper level disturbance will move into the region from the west. we'll see moisture ahead of the system create a rain/snow mix tonight. temps will be near or above freezing. so little to no accumulations are expected. by tomorrow morning the low will move just to our south. the rain/snow mix will continue. we could see some light accumulations north and west of hampton roads as the temperatures there will be colder, but the higher amounts of accumulations will be up towards richmond with 2-4" expected there. heavy rain will be possible friday morning

could see some localized flooding. the system will move out to sea by friday afternoon, but there will be strong winds behind it out of the northeast. the system will move so fast that tidal flooding and quiet on saturday with highs in the 40s. next week. stay tuned for updates. good morning, hampton roads. let's check

return to waverly. a week after deadly tornadoes damaged the small town, 10 on your side shows you how people are still trying to return to normal. quiz warning. why those fun little q-and-a surveys on social media might actually be ways crooks are trying to get to our personal information. we'll show you how to protect yourself. and google says more people are searching for "ways to move to canada". what it has to do with

more than a week after the waverly storm, neighbors have cleared a good amount of debris. crews were picking up the last of it from the streets when 10 on your side returned. they were covered with rubble after 110-mile-per-hour winds blew homes and businesses apart. while people are starting to rebuild, one business owner tells us dealing with insurance is already on his mind. "13:40:23 im losing business, i'm probably

lose my employees13:40:27 they've got to work, they've got to maek a living too. it's frustrating. 13:40:33 starting over again is going to be hard.13:40:36 governor mcaulliffe said last week-- it will take about a month before the state can file for fema reimbursement. it's too early to tell if the damages will meet the threshold for that aide. you can see our past coverage of this story by going to wavy dot com. now to a follow-up about that tuesday's crash in virginia beach involving an e- m-s vehicle that killed a woman. police say the man driving was an experienced brigade chief named jeffrey brennaman. city officials say he was on-duty at the time, but he was not heading to an emergency. the wreck happened on lynnhaven parkway. 88-year-old doris baxter died. this morning, brennaman is on administrative duty while

doctor ben carson has made his decision in 20-16 -- the retired neurosurgeon has effectively ended his campaign for president. after disappointing results super tuesday, carson says he "sees no path forward" for his white house ambitions. he says he will not attend the next g-o-p debate in michigan, and his campaign promised more information later this week. many of you have been thinking about your next move -- depending on the outcome of decision 2016. a google data editor says searches for "how can i move to canada" increased more than 350-percent tuesday. the last time that question spiked was november 2004, when voters re-elected president george w. bush. google could not link the increase to any particular candidate.

control of portsmouth this november. sources tell 10 on your side, former city manager john rowe will challenge mayor kenny wright. back in january we told you rowe was considering a run. he resigned from his role as interim city manager last year, the same night council fired former city attorney george willson. this morning, we're on your side with a warning about another scam from hackers! seemingly harmless facebook quizzes could lead crooks right to your sensitive information. cyber security experts say the fun question & answer sessions could be unwanted software in disguise. they say the hackers only want one thing from you: money. (sot: sri sridharan, cyber security expert) "the more they know about you, the more ways they can trick you into doing something like clicking on a link you should not click on." the quiz and even the questions themselves could be hiding malicious links. they could let someone hijack personal information from your page or even download malware. cyber experts say you

careful where you click, even if a friend shares it. they say you should only play reputable quizzes that protect you. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds. chilly. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds north/east 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. rain with some snow mixing in. lows will be in mid-upper 30s. winds ne 10-20mph. friday: rain/snow mix in the morning. then mostly cloudy and windy. little to no accumulations, but some light accumulations possible north/west of hampton roads. highs will be in the low/mid 40s. winds north 15-25mph with gusts up to 40mph. things will be quiet today as high pressure is an upper level disturbance will move into the region from the west. we'll see moisture ahead of the system create a rain/snow mix tonight. temps will be near or above freezing. so little to no accumulations are expected. by tomorrow morning the low will move just to our south. the rain/snow mix will continue. we could see some light accumulations north and west of hampton roads as the temperatures there will be colder, but the higher amounts of accumulations will be up towards richmond with 2-4" expected there.

possible friday morning as well. we could see some localized flooding. the system will move out to sea by friday afternoon, but there will be strong winds behind it out of the northeast. the system will move so fast that tidal flooding doesn't look to be a big problem, but nuisance tidal flooding will be possible. we'll be cool and quiet on saturday with highs in the 40s. highs in the 50s on sunday with an isolated shower possible. warmer temps next week. stay tuned rain will be possible friday morning as well. we could see some localized flooding. the system will move out to sea by friday afternoon, but there will be strong winds behind it out of the northeast. the system will move so fast that tidal flooding doesn't look to be a big problem, but nuisance tidal flooding will be possible. we'll be cool and quiet on saturday with highs in the 40s. highs in the 50s on sunday with an isolated shower possible. warmer temps next week. stay tuned for

good morning, hampton roads. let's check

could some local teachers be getting a raise soon? coming up, find out what's in the proposed budget for one local school everyone agrees with the plan to transform this home into a community center for a local neighborhood. one of the cool perks of this place is you can eat as much cereal as you want. it's like i'm going to work to get some.

we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. (laughing)

beach could become be a safe haven for young people. city council approved

neighborhood. planners hope it can a place for children to go for mentoring and tutoring. neighbors tell us they were concerned about security, something city officials say they've addressed. sot - tanya shadley , neighbor - clip 21 5:32:02 we're very concnered about how much traffic comes in and out and if people are just hanging out you dont want the neighborhood looking like that. 5:20:35 security was very important. to me they needed to have cameras in and outside and they promised to have that. 5:20:44 only councilman jim wood voted against "the spot" tuesday. he told us, he didn't think it was a good use of residential space. teachers and staff could be getting a small raise, if city council approves the virginia beach school board's budget. the proposal also includes ten extended kindergarten classes, and 20 new school busses. if it passes, school officials say they will not need to increase class sizes and they'll be able to hire more people.

sound of progress will be really loud in downtown norfolk today. find out why crews will start tearing

bringing down the house. the courthouse that is! today crews will start tearing down the old building in the name of progress. the deflate-gate saga continues today. find out what's expected to happen in court over last year's controversy with air levels in footballs. and the parents of two virginia college students speak out after jesse matthew junior, the man who killed them, admits to the crime. junior, the man who the crime. and a smash & grab robbery! how almost a with several weapons! and brand nevideo from overnight. astronaut scott kelly is back on u-s

said moments after he got home. we have a lot going on this thursday morning. good morning, i'm don roberts. and i'm katie collett. we'll have the day's headlines in just a few minutes. but as meteorologist jeremy wheeler is about to tell us, winter isn't over yet! jeremy. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds. chilly. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds north/east 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. rain with some snow mixing in. lows will be in mid-upper 30s. winds ne 10-20mph. friday: rain/snow mix in the morning. then mostly cloudy and windy. little to no accumulations, but some light accumulations possible north/west of hampton roads. highs will be in the low/mid 40s. winds north 15-25mph with gusts up to 40mph. things will be quiet area of low pressure and an upper level disturbance will move into the region from the west. we'll see